Harry Tector: The ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 is around the corner and teams are getting in the groove ahead of the tournament. The focus on the ODIs is back as all the teams will be playing 50-over format in bulk to prepare themselves for the event. Batters too have started to get in the grove and are making a great rise in the rankings as well.
ICC ODI Rankings: Ireland’s Harry Tector Scripts history as he becomes highest rank batter from his country ever
Irish batter Harry Tector achieved a massive feat as he became the highest-ranked batter from his country in history. The right-hander’s golden touch in the ODIs awarded him with an entry in the Top 10 player rankings in the 50-over format.
Harry Tector was in the red hot form in Ireland’s recent ODI series against Bangladesh. He was the leading run-getter in the series with 206 runs from the three games. The highlight of the series was his 140-run knock in the second game.
Tector’s incredible performance in the ODI series against Bangladesh saw him entering the Top 10 rankings for men in ODIs. He had a raise of massive 72 ratings that saw him grabbing the 7th spot, which is the highest by an Irish batter in the history of the game.
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Harry Tector has a rating of 722 points and is ahead of some greats of the games in Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Steve Smith, Jos Buttler and Virat Kohli on the latest rankings update.
ICC ODI Rankings: Ireland skipper Andy Balbirnie lauds Harry Tector
Ireland skipper Andy Balbirnie was all praise for his teammate Harry Tector. He said that he can be one of the greats of Irish cricket and that his runs will put them in a better place.
“He’s just got all the attributes to go on and be one of the greats of Irish cricket and I hope that we can help him on his way, and that he continues to put in scores for us. The more runs he gets for us, the better place we’re going to be.”
Ireland will now head to Zimbabwe to play the qualifiers of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. Harry Tector will play a crucial role for them this time around.
